John Lennon
The former Beatle says he abused alcohol after the band broke up, which hurt his songwriting. MORE
From Jane's Addiction to Metallica, these bands have penned and performed spectacular—if not always positive—songs about overcoming heroin, alcohol, and everything in between. MORE
But Yoko Ono insists that reports of Lennon's binge-eating and self-induced vomiting are untrue. MORE
Non-prof builds a surprisingly extensive Facebook gallery of famous drug users. MORE
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